To collect information on the state of Rhode Island, go to State Report Card > Ensuring equity and adequacy of fiscal and human resources > Per-Pupil expenditures including other commitments.
To collect information on a district, go to the 2008 District Reports > Equity and Adequacy of Resources > Program Expenditures
Indicator
Your district
Rhode Island Average
Total
$15,143
$14,462
Instruction
$6,916
Instructional support
$3,168
Operations
$2,405
Leadership
$883
Other Commitments
$1,770
General Education
$9,902
$9,220
Title I
$1,239
$536
Special Education
$17,994
$16,382
Career and Technical Education
$4,102
$4,249
English Language Learners
$317
$7,931
Analysis Paragraph:
The state of Rhode Island spends most of its money on instruction for each student. After that comes instructional support and then operations, followed by other commitments and lastly, leadership. The total amount Providence has to spend on it's students ($15,143) is more than the average Rhode Island spends on each student ($14,462). As you can see in the table above, in the categories of General Education, Title I, and Special Education, the expenditures in Providence are also above the Rhode Island average. However, Providence invests almost the same amount as Rhode Island in the Career and Technical Education Field ($4,102 in Providence vs. $4,249 throughout the state). The difference between the state and Providence in expenditures for English Language Learners is alarming. Only $317 are spent for those in Providence as opposed to the $7,931. This may be due to the fact that 15% of Providence students are in the English Language Learners program, whereas only 5% of students in the entire state participate.
Author: Lauren Wong
Per Pupil Expenditures
Average
Analysis Paragraph:
The state of Rhode Island spends most of its money on instruction for each student. After that comes instructional support and then operations, followed by other commitments and lastly, leadership. The total amount Providence has to spend on it's students ($15,143) is more than the average Rhode Island spends on each student ($14,462). As you can see in the table above, in the categories of General Education, Title I, and Special Education, the expenditures in Providence are also above the Rhode Island average. However, Providence invests almost the same amount as Rhode Island in the Career and Technical Education Field ($4,102 in Providence vs. $4,249 throughout the state). The difference between the state and Providence in expenditures for English Language Learners is alarming. Only $317 are spent for those in Providence as opposed to the $7,931. This may be due to the fact that 15% of Providence students are in the English Language Learners program, whereas only 5% of students in the entire state participate.